Exponential Finance: Ray Kurzweil Stresses Humanity's 'Moral Imperative' in Developing Artificial Intelligence

Come to Singularity Hub for the latest from the frontiers of finance and technology as we bring you coverage of Singularity University and CNBC's Exponential Finance conference. "Technology is a double-edged sword...every technology has had its promise and peril." Appearing via a telepresence robot, Ray Kurzweil took the stage at the Exponential Finance conference to address questions posed by CNBC's Bob Pisani. Though the conversation covered a slew of topics from quantum computing to uploading the human mind, it returned repeatedly to artificial intelligence and its implications for humanity. Unphased, Kurzweil at one point stated his position succinctly: "We have a moral imperative to continue reaping the promise [of artificial intelligence] while we control the peril. I tend to be optimistic, but that doesn't mean we should be lulled into a lack of concern."